Tongji University

Infobox University
name = Tongji University
native_name = 同济大学

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image_size = 200px

motto = 严谨，求实，团结，创新
Discipline, Practicality, Unity and Creativity
established = 1907 | type = Public (National)
calendar = Semester
president = Dr Pei Gang (裴钢)
staff = 8,182 | undergrad = 21,370
postgrad = 17,395
campus = Urban&Suburban
city = flagicon|CHN Shanghai
country = China
colors = Blue
website = [http://www.tongji.edu.cn/default.html 简体中文] [http://www.tongji.edu.cn/english/inc/index.asp English] [http://de.tongji.edu.cn/de/default.asp Deutsch]

Tongji University (Simplified Chinese: 同济大学; Traditional Chinese: 同濟大學; Pinyin: Tóngjì Dàxué), colloquially known as Tongji (同济, Tóngjì), located in the northeast part of the Shanghai city, has more than 41,000 students and 8,182 staff members. It offers degree programs both at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. As one of the oldest modern universities in China, Tongji was established in 1907 by Erich Paulun, a German doctor in Shanghai.

History

The history of Tongji University can be traced back to 1907 when Tongji German Medical School was founded by Erich Paulun. The name Tongji ["Tongji" is the Chinese phonetic approximation of "deutsche" (German).] suggests cooperating by riding the same boat. The school was expanded to include engineering in its programs and got its new name as Tongji Medical and Engineering School in 1912 [In 1915, German authorities recognised degrees granted by the Tongji Medical College as equivalent to degrees granted by German medical schools.] . It was formally established as a university in 1923 and was renamed as National Tongji University in 1927. During the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945), the university campus was moved from Shanghai first to Zhejiang Province, then to Jiangxi Province and Yunnan Province and later to Sichuan Province. It was eventually moved back to Shanghai in 1946 [With a few exceptions, the German members of the Faculty of Medicine stayed behind in Shanghai and established in 1940 in the International Settlement the Shanghai German Medical Academy ("Deutsche medizinische Akademie Shanghai"; alternative spelling "Schanghai"). The school functioned at 82 Tongfu Road (later Shimenyi Road) and at #10, 100 Changshu Road, continuing medical and educational activities throughout the war. Upon the return of the National Tongji University to Shanghai, the Academy, with all its students, was re-integrated in the Faculty of Medicine. See [http://www.jinganlib.com/ja/htm/3-3-119.asp (History of) #10, 100 Changshu Road (Shanghai)] , in Chinese.] . It then grew to be a comprehensive university which offered programs in science, engineering, medicine, arts, and law. Following a nationwide campaign of reorganizing schools and departments between universities in 1952, Tongji University became a university with strength in engineering, particularly in Civil Engineering. Tongji is also the first university that introduced Urban Planning into China.

As a university which had established a reputation for its research, Tongji became one of the first batch of universities which were authorized by the China State Council to establish its Graduate School. As one of the leading universities, it was successful in its application for the 211 Program which provided universities with substantial government fund. In 1995 the university became one to be jointly supported by the State Education Commission and the Shanghai Municipal Government. In 1996 the university merged with Shanghai Institute of Urban Construction and Shanghai Institute of Building Materials. The merger was acknowledged by the State Council as "Tongji Model" in the system renovation of higher institutions in China. In April 2000, the expanded Tongji merged again with Shanghai Railway University. Now Tongji University has become a comprehensive university which offers a wide range of programs in science, engineering, medicine, arts, law, economics and management. [ [http://www.tongji.edu.cn/english/abouttongji/history.asp tongji history] ]

2002 - Listed in Project 985

April 2000 - Merged with Shanghai Railway University

August 1996 - Merged with Shanghai Institute of Urban Construction and Shanghai Institute of Building Materials

November 1995 - Listed in Project 211

October 1995 - Declared to be jointly built by the former State Education Commission and the Shanghai Municipal Government

December 1978 - Upon consent by the State Council, resumed connection with German and became the window of the cultural, technology and science exchanges between China and German

1952 - The Departments of Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry in College of Science merged into Fudan University, the Departments of Machinery, Electrical Engineering and Ship Manufacture merged into Shanghai Jiaotong University. In the meanwhile, Tongji University merged the Civil Engineering Departments in other 11 universities, including Saint John University.

1951 - The Department of Biology in College of Science merged into East China Normal University, the Medical School and the Department of Survey in College of Engineering moved to Wuhan, Hubei Province

September 1949 - College of Literature and Arts, College of Law merged into Fudan University

June 1949 - Tongji University was taken over by Shanghai Military Control Commission

August 1946 - College of Science expanded as College of Literature and Science moved back to Shanghai

April 1946 - Moved back to Shanghai

1945 - Established the College of Law

October 1940 - Moved Lizhuang in Yibin, Sichuan Province

Winter 1938 - Moved to Kunming, Yunnan Province

September 1937 - Moved to the south of China due to the Second Sino-Japanese War

August 1927 - National Tongji University

March 1922 - Tongji Medical and Engineering University

October 1907 - Tongji German Medical School [ [http://www.tongji.edu.cn/english/abouttongji/Chronology.asp hronology] ]

Present

The university now registers over 41,000 students at all levels from certificate and diploma courses to Bachelor's Degrees, Master's, Ph.D. programs and post doctoral attachments. There are over 4,200 academic staff for teaching and/or research, among whom there are 6 Members of Chinese Academy of Science, 7 Members of Chinese Academy of Engineering, over 530 professors and 1,300 associate professors. The university offers diverse courses in its 81 Bachelors Degrees, 151 Masters, 58 PhD programs and 13 post doctoral mobile stations. Tongji University is particularly famous for its Civil Engineering and Architecture programs. Its Civil Engineering and Architecture programs are ranked Top 1 in P.R. China. As one of the state leading centers for scientific research, the university has 5 state key laboratories and engineering research centres.

The university is active in promoting cooperation and exchanges with other countries. It has established links with Australia , Austria , Canada , France , Germany , Japan , Switzerland , UK and USA in the fields of education, science, technology and economics. A number of international joint programs have been established between the university and its counterparts in other countries in recent years. In 2006, the university enrolled 1829 international students. [ [http://www.tongji.edu.cn/english/abouttongji/Today.asp Today] ]

Campus

Tongji University is titled the State-level Garden Unit for Excellent Afforestation. lts five campuses are located in the municipal city of Shanghai, covering an area of 2,460,000 m². The Siping Campus is situated on Siping Road; the West Campus on Zhennan Road; the North Campus on the Gonghexing Road; the East Campus on Wudong Road and the Jiading Campus now under construction is located in Shanghai International Automobile City in Anting.

* Siping Campus (Main)

* West Campus
* East Campus
* North Campus
* Jiading Campus [ from [http://photo.tongji.edu.cn/ photo.tongji.edu.cn] ]

Academics

Colleges/Schools

* [http://www.tongji-caup.org/ College of Architecture and Urban Planning]
* [http://civileng.tongji.edu.cn/college/index.htm College of Civil Engineering]
* [http://sse.tongji.edu.cn/web/homepage.aspx College of Software Engineering]
* [http://see.tongji.edu.cn/default1024.asp College of Electronics and Information Engineering]
* [http://sese.tongji.edu.cn/ College of Environmental Science and Engineering]
* [http://mat.tongji.edu.cn/ College of Material Science and Engineering]
* [http://mefaculty.tongji.edu.cn/ College of Mechanical Engineering]
* [http://www.tjjt.tongji.edu.cn/ College of Traffic and Transportation Engineering]
* [http://auto.tongji.edu.cn/new/ College of Automotive Engineering]
*College of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanic
* [http://lxy.tongji.edu.cn/ College of Science]
* [http://www.tongjisfl.com/ College of Foreign Languages]
* [http://sal.tongji.edu.cn/tongjirenwen/www/index.php School of Liberal Arts]
* [http://alsch.tongji.edu.cn/ School of Law and Political Sciences]
* [http://sem.tongji.edu.cn/ College of Economics and Management]
* [http://www.tjca.com.cn/htdocs/cn/ College of Arts and Communications]
* [http://web.tongji.edu.cn/~tjlife/ College of Life Science and Technology]
* [http://mgg.tongji.edu.cn/chs/ School of Ocean and Earth Science]
* [http://med.tongji.edu.cn/ Medical School]
* [http://www.sfa.cn/ Film School]
* [http://womencollege.tongji.net/ Women's College] [ [http://www.tongji.edu.cn/english/Academics/department.asp Academic departments] ]

Institutes/Centres

* [http://web.tongji.edu.cn/~ipi/ Intellectual Property Institute]
* [http://www.tjae.cn/ Institute of Further Education]
* [http://www.tjae.cn/ Institute of E-Education]
* [http://hb.tongji.edu.cn/ Institute of Higher Technology]
* [http://web.tongji.edu.cn/~ibb/ Institute of Vocational and Technical Education]
*Institute of Automobile Marketing
* [http://railway.tongji.edu.cn/ Railway & Urban Mass Transit Research Institute]
* [http://www.tongji-uni.com/english/enintrodepart.aspx?filename=institution.xml&name=German+Academic+Center German Academic Centre]
* [http://cdhk.tongji.edu.cn/ Sino-German College]
* [http://cdhaw.tongji.edu.cn/ Sino-German College of Engineering]
* [http://ifcim.tongji.edu.cn/ Sino-French College of Engineering and Management]
* [http://web.tongji.edu.cn/~tjsic/pages/index/index.html Sino-Italian Campus]
* [http://unep-iesd.tongji.edu.cn/IESD/index.jsp UNEP-Tongji Institute for Environment and Sustainable Development (IESD)]
* [http://www.tongji-uni.com/english/enintrodepart.aspx?filename=project.xml&name=Tongji-Australian+Institute+of+Technology Tongji-Australian Institute of Technology]
* [http://www.tongji-uni.com/english/enintrodepart.aspx?filename=institution.xml&name=The+Architectural+Design+and+Research+Institute+of+Tongji+University Architectural Design and Research Institute]
* [http://www.tongji-uni.com/english/enintrodepart.aspx?filename=institution.xml&name=Research+Institute+of+Modern+Agricultural+Science+and+Engineering Research Institute of Modern Agricultural Science and Engineering]
* [http://www.tjicec.com/ The International School of Tongji University]
* [http://www.tongji-uni.com/english/enintrodepart.aspx?filename=institution.xml&name=Centre+for+Asia-Pacific+Studies Centre for Asia-Pacific Studies]

tate Key Laboratories

* [http://web.tongji.edu.cn/~sldrce/ State Key Laboratory of Disaster Prevention in Civil Engineering]
* [http://envirolab.tongji.edu.cn/Pollution/index.jsp State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse]
*State Key Laboratory of Modern Technology of Urban Planning and Design
* [http://mlab.tongji.edu.cn/chs/ State Key Laboratory of Marine Geology]

National Research Centre

*National Engineering Research Centre of Urban Pollution Control

Key Laboratories of Provincial Level and Ministerial Level

* [http://drt.tongji.edu.cn/syszy.htm Key Laboratory of Road and Traffic Engineering of the State Ministry of Education]
*Key Laboratory of Yangtze Water Environment of the State Ministry of Education
*Shanghai Key Laboratory of Metal Function Materials Research and Application
* [http://celiang.tongji.edu.cn/measure/celiang/channel08.html Key Laboratory of Modem Engineering Geodesy of The State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping]
*Open Laboratory of Physiological and Psychology in Railway Health Care
*Open Laboratory of Clinical Medical Molecular Biology in Railway Health Care
*Open Laboratory of Nutrition and Food Hygiene in Railway Health Care
*Open Laboratory of Children’s Stomatology in Railway Health Care
*Open Laboratory of Venereology in Railway Health Care

Key Research Centres of Provincial Level and Ministerial Level

*Information and Technology Research Centre of Civil Engineering of the State Ministry of Education
*Shanghai Engineering Research Centre of Constriction Robot

[ [http://www.tongji.edu.cn/english/Research/index.asp Research] ]

tate Key Disciplines

*Marine Geology
*Structural Engineering
*Engineering Mechanics
*Bridge and Tunnel Engineering
*Material Science
*Road and Railway Engineering
*Urban Planning and Design
*Traffic and Transportation Planning and Management
*Environmental Engineering
*Geo-technical Engineering [ [http://www.tongji.edu.cn/english/Academics/Key%20Disciplines.asp Key Disciplines] ]

Members of Chinese Academy of Science and Chinese Academy of Engineering

Members of Chinese Academy of Science

* [http://www.tongji.edu.cn/english/Faculty/sunjun.asp Sun Jun] (孙钧)
* [http://www.tongji.edu.cn/english/Faculty/MAZaitian.asp Ma Zaitian] (马在田)
* [http://www.tongji.edu.cn/english/Faculty/wangpinxian.asp Wang Pinxian] (汪品先)
* [http://www.tongji.edu.cn/english/Faculty/yaoxi.asp Yao Xi] (姚熹)
* [http://www.tongji.edu.cn/english/Faculty/zhengshiling.asp Zheng Shiling] (郑时龄)
*Pei Gang (裴钢)

Members of Chinese Academy of Engineering

* [http://www.tongji.edu.cn/english/Faculty/xianghaifan.asp Xiang Haifan] (项海帆)
* [http://www.tongji.edu.cn/english/Faculty/litongbao.asp Li Tongbao] (李同保)
* [http://www.tongji.edu.cn/english/Faculty/guochongqing.asp Guo Chongqing] (郭重庆)
* [http://www.tongji.edu.cn/english/Faculty/daifudong.asp Dai Fudong] (戴复东)
* [http://www.tongji.edu.cn/english/Faculty/fanlichu.asp Fan Lichu] (范立础)
* [http://www.tongji.edu.cn/english/Faculty/luyaoru.asp Lu Yaoru] (卢耀如)
* [http://www.tongji.edu.cn/english/Faculty/shenzuyan.asp Shen Zuyan] (沈祖炎) [ [http://www.tongji.edu.cn/english/Faculty/members.asp Faculty members] ]

Presidents

*Erich Paulun (埃里希.宝隆) (1907-1909)
*Oscar von Schab (福沙伯) (1909-1917)
*Berrens (贝伦子) (1912-1919&1921-1927)
*Shen Engfu (沈恩孚) (1917-1923) (Acting)
*Yuan Xitao (袁希涛) (1923-1927) (Acting)
*Ruan Shangjie (阮尚介) (1917-1927)
*Zhang Zhongsu (张仲苏) (1927-1929)
*Zhang Qun (张群) (1929.3-1929.6)
*Hu Shuhua (胡庶华) (1929-1932)
*Weng Zhilong (翁之龙) (1932-1939)
*Zhao Shiqing (赵士卿) (1939-1940)
*Zhou Junshi (周均时) (1940-1942)
*Ding Wenyuan (丁文渊) (1942-1944)
*Xu Songming (徐诵明) (1944-1946)
*Dong Xifan (董洗凡) (1946-1947)
*Ding Wenyuan (丁文渊) (1947-1948)
*Xia Jianbai (夏坚白) (1948-1952)
*Xue Shangshi (薛尚实) (1953.1-1959.7)
*Wang Tao (王涛) (1959-1977)
*Li Guohao (李国豪) (1977.10-1984.4)
*Jiang Jingbo (江景波) (1984.4-1989.2)
*Gao Tingyao (高廷耀) (1989.2-1995.2)
*Wu Qidi (吴启迪) (1995.2-2003.7)
*Wan Gang (万钢) (2003.7-2007.8)
*Pei Gang (裴钢) (2007.8-present) [ [http://www.tongji.edu.cn/english/abouttongji/FormerPresidents.asp Former Presidents] ]

Noted Alumni

Some noted alumni of Tongji University are:

*Li Guohao (李国豪), Former President of Tongji University, World Famous Bridge Expert
*Ni Chao (倪超), Former president of the National Cheng Kung University
*Qiao Shi (乔石), Former Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, PRC
*Qian Xinzhong (钱信忠), Minister of Health of the People's Republic of China
*Li Jincheng (李金城), Chief Engineer of the Qingzang railway Project
*Tang Dengjie (唐登杰), Former Vice Mayor of Shanghai
*Chen Chongzhou (陈从周), Architect
*Qiu Fazu (裘法祖), Physiologist
*Wu Zhongbi (武忠弼), Physiologist
*Wu Mengchao (吴孟超), Physiologist, Winner of the State Preeminent Science and Technology Award of China (2005)
*Pan Yunhe (潘云鹤), Computer Scientist, Vice Chairman of the Chinese Academy of Engineering
*Bei Shizhang (贝时璋), Physiologist, "Father of Chinese Biophysics"
*Boqiang Liang (梁伯强), Pathologist
*Qinzhen Shen (沈其震), Physiologist
*Zhu Hongyuan (朱洪元), Physical Scientist
*Wu Zhiqiang (吴志强), Chief Planning Officer for the Shanghai Expo 2010
*Wan Gang (万钢), Minister of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China
*Rao Bin (饶斌), Main Founder of China Modern Automobile Industry
*Xie Guozhong (谢国忠), Economist
*Wang Guangtao(汪光焘), Minister of Construction of the People's Republic of China

[ [http://www.tongji.edu.cn/tongjigailan/jiechuxiaoyou.asp Alumni] ]

Contact

Address: Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, P.R. China Tel: [phone]

External links

* [http://www.tongji.edu.cn/ Tongji University]
* [http://www.tongji.net/ Tongji.net]
* [http://www.mitbbs.com/bbsdoc/TongJi.html Tongji @ MITBBS]
* [http://100.tongji.edu.cn/site/tjbn/index.html Centennial Anniversary]
* [http://100.tongji.edu.cn/cps/site/entjbn/index.html Centenary Celebration of Tongji University]
* [http://www.tongjiren.org/ Tongji University Alumni Association]
* [http://www.tongji.de/welcome1.html Tongji University Alumni Association of Germany]
* [http://www.tongji.org/org/index.php Tongji University Alumni Association of America]
* [http://www.tongjisg.org/ Tongji University Alumni Singapore]
* [http://tongjihk.org/useful_link.htm Tongji University Hong Kong Alumni Association]
*Tongji Medical College
* [http://www.tongji.edu.cn/ Tongji University]
* [http://photo.tongji.edu.cn/default.aspx Tongji University Image Library]
* [http://tongji.6dxy.com/ Tongji University Three-dimensional map]

References